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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 30
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Chastise thy son, and hold him to labour, lest his lewd behaviour be an offence unto thee.
- WEB
- Chastise your son, and give him work, lest his shameless behavior be an offense to you.
- DRC
- Instruct thy son, and labour about him, lest his lewd behaviour be an offence to thee.
- LXXE
- Train up thy son, and exercise him with work, lest by thy looseness thou stumble. And overlook not his ignorance. Bow down his neck in his youth.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Παίδευσον τὸν υἱόν σου, καὶ ἔργασαι ἐναὐτῷ, ἵνα μὴ ἐν τῇ ἀσχημοσύνῃ σου προσκόψῃ. Καὶ μὴ παρίδῃς τὰς ἀγνοίας αὐτοῦ. Κάμψον τὸν τράχηλον αὐτοῦ ἐν νεότητι. ΠΕΡΙ ʼΥΓΙΕΙΑΣ.